Who We Are
Hi, we're DuckDuckGo, the online protection company and remote-first team of 300+ on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, annual revenue now exceeds $100m USD and millions use our browser on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, our search engine, and the latest — Privacy Pro. Our culture of trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management underpins everything we do, where each team member takes full ownership of their projects, from scoping and execution to postmortem. If you're seeking end-to-end ownership of your work — you've come to the right place!
Your Team and Role
As a Director on the Product Management team at DuckDuckGo, you will bring cross-functional teams together to build and grow a world-class privacy subscription product. You will co-create, coach, and collaborate with Engineers, Designers, and other functions, such as User Acquisition, to define prioritize, and develop new growth strategies, features, and campaigns.
You will have the opportunity to take ownership of components of our products and to contribute to product strategy across the company. You will help us define and hold a high bar for quality in all of our product development work.
About You
10+ years of experience, including 4+ years in leadership roles related to product management and product growth (e.g., Head, Principal, Director, etc.).
Experience leading features from inception through launch, including 2+ years of work on at least one product with a large, diverse user base (i.e., >500k weekly active users).
Experience growing consumer subscription products (i.e., from 100k to >500k subscribers).
Strong people and strategic leadership skills.
Experience bringing together cross-functional teams to goal-set, roadmap, and resource projects.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience leveraging experiments and data to inform product decisions.
Experience collecting and learning from user feedback.
Excellent product intuition and taste.
Aptitude for translating complex technical topics (e.g., privacy on the Internet) into simple product solutions.
Superior written and verbal communication skills.
Compensation
$243,800 USD annually and stock options. Compensation is identical within professional levels, regardless of geographic location or team. Compensation for each professional level is transparent across the organization.
Our Team Member Support Guide explains how we prioritize your wellbeing including paid parental leave, office setup, and co-working allowances.
Hiring Process
Hiring works best when it's a two-way street. Learn how we help you get to know DuckDuckGo, envision your future role here, and find out more about how we hire.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DuckDuckGo provides equal work opportunities to all team members and applicants, and it prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, caste, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by our policies or federal, state, or local laws.
We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an email to careers@duckduckgo.com to let us know the nature of your request.
Please note that:
You’ll be required to attend meetings on camera via video conferencing
Expect to travel at least two times a year: once for our all-hands meetup and again for a team retreat (each around 4-5 days). While extenuating circumstances may impact attendance, everyone is strongly encouraged to attend.
While we offer a flexible work arrangement with no core hours, expect an average full-time commitment of 40 hours per week.
A successful candidate must pass a background check as a condition of joining the team.
By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete. You further acknowledge that providing false or fraudulent information during the application process is cause for denial of an offer, revocation of any existing offer, or other adverse action, up to and including termination after the start of your commencement of work.
